Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Back in the 60's there was this Penang guy named Ah Choon who sells one of the best mee yoke from his mobile tricycle.

My mum and her mahjong kakis would wait for him during lunch hour.

The sounds of tock, tock, tock make by clucking two pieces of bamboo with his hands was his signal.

The mee yoke was real authentic Penang style.

Later in the 70's, he graduated to a three wheelers motorcycle.

In the 80's he operated from a stall in Lin Seng Garden - we used to go for our

weekend breakfast and after a few years he left the scene.

I thought Choon Prawn Mee House was his but it was not !

The prawn mee served here is authentic but there is much chillies oil which can be quitechoking, the shrimps with it's tail intact is way too sweet and the soup is also sweet whichempowers the prawn broth.

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Laman Pesona is a well planned resort- for the owner it is more like a retreatto spend the weekends with his family and also with guests paying for the steep and winding road to their chalets built on a sloping hill of a former durian orchard.

View from our balcony.

Access to the chalets are by two 4x4 vehicles or by foot for those whoare more adventurous and physically strong.

There are two restaurants (Thai food and Chinese cuisine) and they are opento the public.

We had an early dinner at the 4 stars Restoran Song Huang Ge and was impressedwith the food served.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

I did not expect to have such a good spread of Yong Liu (fish paste stuffed greens and assortedtofu, fried wanton, fu pei, fish balls in Bidor Town, which is more famous for it's duck's noodle and "chicken biscuit".

This no name and no signboard place is located next to Bali Garden and opposite of TNB.

It's a single storey shop with a light green metal door.

They are open from 7.30 pm- 3.00am.

Noodles in soup or dry form are available to go with the yong liu.

The yong liu are pretty decent, nicely stuffed with springy fish paste-big bite sized @Rm0.70/ and plain noodle @Rm1.30/We did not go for the fish balls as it looks like store bought ones.

If you have the chance, drop by here for a value for money and hearty meal.

The fish head curry served in a metal bowl with the fresh fish head hidden by a generously spread of long bean, brinjal, lady fingers, cabbage and tofu puff in a aromatic and not too spicy curry gravy-suitable for children, too !

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Lor mai kai (glutinous rice with chicken) is always found in any Dim Sum menu.

It's always prominently displayed at the front entrance of many coffee shops.

Usually kept warm in a glass covered cabinet together with other paos.

A quick bite for those who has no time to make breakfast at home.

Commercial Lor mai kai is steamed glutinous rice with marinated lean chickenmeat and mushroom made with an inverted tin bowl and served on a plate.

Home made ones are much tastier as the added ingredients are more varied with abalone,Chinese sausage......etc and the XO oyster sauce used.Glutinous rice like pulut susu is used as it's excellent for it's smooth and sticky texture.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

When i first heard the name Ali, Muthu and Ah Hock -my thought were, are they a new comedy skit ?

No, Ali, Muthu and Ah Hock is a kopitiam, serving delicious local dishes and drinks.

The name sounds so Muhibbahish and so Malaysian.

Anyway, Oasis@Ara Damansara is a good location for food/work and stay.

The similarities and tastes in the food served here, as in Village Park@Uptownis almost identical with the exception that their Nasi Lemak is at a upmarket price of Rm9.50/plate.

We ordered their signature Nasi Lemak served with deep fried tumeric flavored chickendrumstick (not as fragrant or piping hot but the taste is intact), deep fried anchovies(too dry), peanut, sambal and cucumber and another plate of Nasi Kunyit/Roti Jala that combined so well with the creamy and spicy Curry Chicken and potato.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Tonkatsu ( pork cutletrice or chu pah fun) is a dish which consists of a deep fried breaded pork cutlet, served as a single dish with plain rice or multi-coloured rice, miso soup and shredded cabbage.

As i am not so much of a pork eater, the temptation to try it, was pushed aside,until a rave review by ILikeToEatLah .

I ordered a Jumbo Hire Katsu set and a Potato Salad to share with my wife.

The big chunk of tenderized pork fillet (with some layers of fats in between the meat) is coated with bread crumbs and then deep fried.It tasted simple and clean with just pepper and salt as flavoring-crispy on the outer crust,tender and moist on the inside-thumbs up !Drenched the shredded cabbage with karashi (mustard) sauce for extra flavor.Miso soup is refillable, too.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

If you want a quick meal during your lunch break, this is the placeto patronize.

I was surprised that I did not blog about it.

The nice thing about the roast farmed chicken is that it is served piping hot.The best seller is their caramelized BBQ pork (be early if you want a piece ofthis porcine goodness)The sweet, sourish Chinese mustard green is nothing to shout about !Soup of the day is free.